c. to devote to a specified activity: The day was given over to relaxing.

d. to cease; stop: to give over complaining.

48. give up,

a. to abandon hope; despair.

b. to desist from; renounce: to give up smoking.

c. to surrender; relinquish.

d. to devote (oneself) entirely to.

n.

49. the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.

Idioms:

1. give it to,Informal. to reprimand or punish.

2. give or take, plus or minus a specified amount; more or less.

[before 900; Middle English given (with g- < Scandinavian; compare early Dan give), yiven, yeven, Old English gefan, giefan, c. Old Saxon, Old High German geban, Gothic giban]

giv′er,n.

syn: give, confer, grant, present mean that something concrete or abstract is bestowed on one person by another. give is the general word: to give someone a book. confer usu. means to give as an honor or as a favor; it implies courteous and gracious giving: to confer a medal. grant is usu. limited to the idea of acceding to a request or fulfilling an expressed wish; it often involves a formal act or legal procedure: to grant a prayer; to grant immunity. present, a more formal word than give, usu. implies a certain ceremony in the giving: to present an award.

give

1. form and word order

Give is a very common verb that has several meanings. Its past tense is gave. Its -ed participle is given.

Give usually takes an indirect object. For some meanings of give, the indirect object must go in front of the direct object. For other meanings, it can go either in front of the direct object or after it.

2. physical actions

Give is often used to describe physical actions. When you use give like this, put the indirect object in front of the direct object. For example, say 'He gave the ball a kick'. Don't say 'He gave a kick to the ball'.

He gave the door a push.

Ana gave Bal's hand a squeeze.

3. expressions and gestures

Give is also used to describe expressions and gestures. When give is used like this, the indirect object goes in front of the direct object.

He gave her a kind smile.

As he passed me, he gave me a wink.

4. effects

You can also use give to describe an effect produced by someone or something. Again, the indirect object goes in front of the direct object.

I thought I'd give you a surprise.

That noise gives me a headache.

5. things

If you give someone something, you offer it to them and they take it. When you use give like this, the indirect object can go either in front of the direct object or after it. When you put the direct object first, you put to in front of the indirect object.

She gave Ravinder the keys.

He gave the letter to the teacher.

However, when the direct object is a pronoun such as it or them and the indirect object is not a pronoun, you must put the direct object first. Say 'He gave it to his father'. Don't say 'He gave his father it'.

He poured some milk and gave it to Joseph.

6. information

You also say that you give someone information, advice, a warning, or an order. When give is used like this, the indirect object can go either in front of the direct object or after it.

elasticity, snap - the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"

Verb

1.

give - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"

infect - communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"

award, grant - give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

yield, afford, give - be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

drive home, deliver - carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"

2.

give - be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

allow for, allow, provide, leave - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

3.

give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"

sacrifice, give - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"

11.

give - give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"

dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

relinquish, resign, give up, release, free - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

17.

give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

rededicate - dedicate anew; "They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country"

apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

sacrifice, give - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"

give - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

give - deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs"

recompense, repair, compensate, indemnify - make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"

30.

give - afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"

dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

4. (= provide) [+ money, information, idea] → dar; [+ task] → dar, confiarcan you give him something to do? → ¿puedes darle algo para hacer?I'll never be able to give you a child → nunca podré darte un hijothey gave us a lot of help → nos ayudaron muchoit gave us a good laugh → nos hizoreír muchogive or take ...12 o'clock, give or take a few minutes → más o menos las docein A.D. 500 give or take a few years → aproximadamenteen elaño500después de J.C.

Dismount and put in practice your positions and circles and angles and science, for I hope to make you see stars at noonday with my rude raw swordsmanship, in which, next to God, I place my trust that the man is yet to be born who will make me turn my back, and that there is not one in the world I will not compel to give ground.

He now ran rapidly in almost to the spear's point, only to jump away, run a few steps to one side and again attempt to make an entrance, the while he slashed and hewed at the spear with such violence that it was with difficulty the girl maintained her guard, and all the time was forced to give ground step by step.

It came upon him nearer now, quite as one of those expanding fantastic images projected by the magic lantern of childhood; for the stranger, whoever he might be, evil, odious, blatant, vulgar, had advanced as for aggression, and he knew himself give ground.

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